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Simplified Bhagavad Gita

October 30th, 2009 |

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An old Farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bhagavad Gita. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa!

Why do you read the Gita ?
What good does reading the Bhagavad Gita do?

I try to read the Bhagavad Gita just like you but I don’t understand it and what I do understand, I forget as soon as I close the book.”

The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.

The old man said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough,” and he went out the door to watch the boy try again. At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house.

The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty Out of breath, he said, “See Grandpa, it’s useless!”

“So you think it is useless?” The old man said, “Look at the basket.”

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different.

It was transformed from a dirty old coal basket, to a new clean basket, inside and out.

“Son, that’s what happens when you read the Bhagavad Gita. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Krishna in our lives. The cleansing process.”

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Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:24:20 +0000

Baru 3/4nya. Suka ribet sm nadanya RT @exophoric: kamu uda baca semua isinya bhagavad gita de? RT laksandeo: Isi bhagavad gita semua nih. D
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:58:29 +0000

kamu uda baca semua isinya bhagavad gita de? RT @laksandeo: Isi bhagavad gita semua nih. Drpd baca mending nonton langsung
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:54:02 +0000

Isi bhagavad gita semua nih. Drpd baca mending nonton langsung
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:49:08 +0000

HARE KRSNA: "Essence lies in 'ATTACHMENT' - not Detachment....!!!" The essence of The Srimad Bhagavad Gita... http://t.co/NvyAQRaO
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:24:02 +0000

@talexander catch-22, breakfast of champions, the Dhammapada . Bhagavad Gita, Rumi, Tao te Ching. The Illiad. I could go on
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:14:26 +0000

RT @sman7balam: Manusia dibentuk dari keyakinannya. Apa yang ia yakini, itulah dia (Bhagavad Gita)
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RT @sman7balam: Manusia dibentuk dari keyakinannya. Apa yang ia yakini, itulah dia (Bhagavad Gita)
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Manusia dibentuk dari keyakinannya. Apa yang ia yakini, itulah dia (Bhagavad Gita)
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:03:12 +0000

Having enjoyed the wide world of heavenly sense pleasures they return to the mortal world upon exhaustion of their good Karma -Bhagavad Gita
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:54:55 +0000

RT @KrishnaLovers: Bhagavad Gita 17.10: and food consisting of remnants and untouchable things is dear to those in the mode of darkness.
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:52:53 +0000

RT @KrishnaLovers: Bhagavad Gita 17.10: Food prepared more than three hours before being eaten, food that is tasteless, decomposed and putrid,
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RT @KrishnaLovers: Bhagavad Gita 17.9: Such foods cause distress, misery and disease.
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RT @KrishnaLovers: Bhagavad Gita 17.9: Foods that are too bitter, too sour, salty, hot, pungent, dry and burning are dear to those in the mode of passion.
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:52:30 +0000

RT @KrishnaLovers: Bhagavad Gita 17.8:and give strength, health, happiness and satisfaction. Such foods are juicy, fatty, wholesome, and pleasing to the heart.
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